Sydney rushes into the bathroom, her face pale. "Nadine, what’s happening?" she asks, with a trembling voice.

I point to the bloodstain on my pants. "I don’t know, Syd. I thought it was just normal cramps, but now... I don’t know."

"Oh my gosh, Nadine, this doesn't look good. We need to get to the hospital now," she says urgently. She hurried back to my room, grabbing the dress I had taken off.

She hands it to me. "Okay, Nadine, put this on," she instructs.

"Okay, thanks," I reply, trying to get dressed despite my shaky hands. Panic grips me, something I never anticipated with my pregnancy. All my antenatal...